Tara Thompson
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About
Singer and songwriter known for singles including "My Dogs Are Home," "Behind Bars" and "Sadr City." She is a distant relative of country icon Loretta Lynn. Her grandmother and Lynn are first cousins. Her 2016 debut EP is titled Someone To Take Your Place.
Before Fame
She wrote her first song when she was 16. She left home as a teenager. She was a regular performer at honky-tonks in Nashville and has been in Tootsie on Broadway.
Trivia
She landed a record deal with Big Machine Label Group's Valory Music Imprint. In 2019, she released her first-holiday album titled Hillbilly Christmas. The album features a cover of Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" and nine original songs.
Family Life
In February 2021, she married in Las Vegas. She wrote the song "Vows" when her sister got engaged. Her mother is named Allison Taffer.
Associated With
She was raised by Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Dolly Parton.
